Fred Leighton

Fred Leighton is a New York dealer and jeweller specialising in antique, period and estate jewellery, trading from a Madison Avenue salon. Inventory spans Georgian, Victorian, Belle Epoque, Art Deco and mid-century signed pieces, alongside in-house collections that rework historic forms in diamonds and coloured stones. The house is known for red-carpet loans of rare diamond necklaces, chandelier earrings and cocktail rings. It has been owned by the Kwiat diamond family since a 2009 bankruptcy-court sale, with Greg Kwiat leading the business. Prices routinely reach five and six figures.